How Many People Have the Last Name Gilmer?
people had the surname Gilmer in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 44,053 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Tied with 1 other
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+197 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Gilmer (74.9%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 20.4%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Gilmer ranks #3,962. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 77.8% to 74.9%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Gilmer grew from 6,500 people in 2000 to 6,697 in 2010 (up 3%), and its rank fell from #4,964 to #5,213. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 2.41 to 2.27 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 6,500 | 6,697 |
| Rank | #4,964 | #5,213 |
| Per 100,000 people | 2.41 | 2.27 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Gilmer
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Gilmer: G456
👤 Gilmer as a First Name
Gilmer is a first name too: about 334 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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